At the Tosaka family's funeral, Roland casually held an umbrella and stood outside the cemetery. Rin Tosaka, dressed in black, walked out, covering his arm.
"elder sister……"
Although it was also her father's funeral, Matou Sakura, who simply followed Roland, did not wear formal black clothes. She was still wearing a white shirt and pleated skirt as usual, with her little feet in white socks stepping on her black round head. In small leather shoes.
Looking at Tosaka Rin with a sad face, although she could not accept Tokiomi Tokiomi, Matou Sakura still thoughtfully held her umbrella and came to Tosaka Rin's side.
The funeral was coming to an end. Although she was the head of the Tohsaka family in name, after the formal occasion, the people who came to express their condolences still gave the little girl some free time.
Kotomine Risei, who was in charge of hosting, stood solemnly in front of Tokiomi Tokiomi's grave, praying silently. Aoi Tosaka, who was even more dignified in black mourning clothes, stood quietly beside the crowd, looking at Roland outside the cemetery from time to time. .
"Thank you, Roland. If you hadn't comforted my mother, I'm afraid she wouldn't have had the courage to attend her father's funeral. And... I will repay the money for rebuilding the Tohsaka family as soon as possible."
Tohsaka Rin drooped her little head. On today's occasion, even she couldn't smile. After taking over the Tohsaka family in the past few days and understanding the details, she realized what was going on. A mess.
The mansion that served as a workshop and main residence was blown up, and there were foreign debts everywhere. There were no liquid assets at all. The remaining funds were more than enough to maintain a decent life, but it was somewhat difficult to rebuild the Tohsaka family or devote themselves to practicing magic. We are stretched thin.
"The current number of contracted spirits nearby: one"
"As long as this child can wake up, I won't say anything more to him. As long as he can have hope, I will accept any way of living."
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He tried his best to find the answer, and finally his father told him the truth in a gesture of mercy.
His father, grandfather, and the girl all kept him in the dark.
Roland snapped his fingers, and the dark shadow turned into thin lines and spread.
But Matou Tsuruno still did not dare to resist Matou Zouken. When he thought of the dense insect burrows, the mother and wife who lost their value after giving birth, fear flowed in his veins. Although he had no talent, as a member of the Demonic Family Only then did he understand how terrifying that monster was.
From the moment he was born, it was confirmed that there was no magic circuit he could use.
"You just need to be like an ordinary person. You don't need to think about anything. Just live a muddle-headed life. When you grow up, just inherit the blood of the Matou family. Incompetent people should live in the same way as incompetent people. You just need to be like in the future. Like a louse, he just sucks the blood of talented people so that he can live happily."
"It doesn't matter. We owe so much anyway, so it doesn't matter if we borrow more," Roland smiled slightly: "Besides, if you can't hold on anymore, I really can't collect this debt."
Roland looked at Rin Tosaka, who was biting his lip and looking strong, and took out the dagger wrapped in cloth from his arms.
"Among magicians, are there people like Lord Roland?"
In order to maintain the Tohsaka family, Tohsaka Rin had to seek help from Roland. Fortunately, the other party still generously lent her a large sum of money, which allowed her life to get back on track.
All his efforts must be a living joke in the eyes of his grandfather and father.
Look, the other party always finds such childish reasons to make himself feel better. Putting aside his father, he is indeed a person worth relying on. It’s no wonder that his mother can get out of the shadows so quickly...
"And I heard that Kirei's own daughter has also come back. Let's go visit her later. I just want to return the gift."
Because he is a person with abilities, he must bear his due responsibilities, and magician is undoubtedly his favorite path.
"Sakura! You underestimate me again!"
Although he didn't want to admit it, Rin Tohsaka felt that Roland's image in his heart was constantly improving by giving him help in such a difficult moment.
As a family with a mysterious inheritance, he was born to embark on this path. He has the responsibility and obligation to assume this power.
But he doesn't care about any of this, he just wants to be a magician.
Tohsaka Rin's expression also became much calmer. Although her father's death was a huge blow, her mother and sister were still around, giving the girl a lot of support.
"Find everyone who just entered Fuyuki City and report the situation to me."
Until that girl appeared, it took him a while to find out that she was the true heir of the Matou family.
"——I want to have talent."
If you can't fill the vacancy in your heart, if you don't let this jealousy fade away, you will definitely lead to a tragic ending.
"I'm here to help transfer my son Shenji to the hospital. According to my father's wishes, the child has been resting in a hospital in the countryside. Because I now mainly work in Fuyuki City, for the sake of convenience, I transferred him here."
Roland was also a little surprised when he saw the figure he had just seen a few days ago.
And just now, the Key to All Spirits suddenly sent him another message.
It's really ridiculous. Fortunately, he thought that the girl was being squeezed out, so he tried his best to use his identity to let the girl receive more care.
But fortunately, now he no longer has to measure the distance between himself and the unknown spirit step by step like he did when he only had the Killer Queen.
If he studies hard, he will undoubtedly become a scientist. If he paints, he will become a famous artist. If he studies programming, he will become a leading hacker. These are all the choices of Shinji Matou. Glorious future.
He can achieve achievements in this society that are enviable by others, but he will never be able to obtain the ticket to the path he desires.
Because his emptiness has been filled, and now he has talents.
"Has the engraving transplant been completed?"
As long as it is clear that the other party has just entered Fuyuki City, it is enough.
Who created the Matou family's current situation, and who is the real controller? This is not a secret that needs to be hidden.
Speaking of this, Roland missed Tokiomi Tohsaka a little. Although it was not subjective, this troubled person in this world had brought him a lot of help.
Matou Zouken asserted his grandson's future.
Tohsaka Rin responded to Roland in a dull voice, "Kirei has done a good job. Not only is the property managed for me, and the inheritance of the engraving and other assets are all arranged by one hand, but he also opened an orphanage. It is specially used to adopt children who became orphans in this fire. I should not have made too many demands on him."
"That's good. This is the gift Kirei asked me to give to you."
Matou Shinji was convinced of this, but he was still unwilling to give in. He even plucked up the courage to ask his fearful grandfather for the way.
Roland's eyes became strange. He had searched all over Fuyuki City before and found no relevant traces, but now it suddenly appeared?
And there is no trace. The influence of the spirit is almost impossible to cover up, unless it is a white level that is harmless to humans and animals, but that level will not escape at all.
"What are you doing in the hospital?"
Without this qualification, no matter how familiar he is with those theories or understands that knowledge, he will not be able to use this mystery.
"Is it actually that guy?"
After a while, detailed information came over.
Looking at Matou Heye who was leading the way with an excited face, Roland's eyes gradually darkened and he did not say the second half of the sentence.
Matou Tsuruno was at the door of the hospital, looking at the dark sky outside the window, and sighed.
"Really...thank you, Lord Roland! Thank you!"
The endless talent completely submerged his soul, personality, outlook, and even memory, but even so, he was content with it.
Hearing his sister's sarcasm, Tohsaka Rin also broke away from the sad mood and started playing with Sakura.
Everything he possessed was denied, and Matou Shinji fell into despair and recognized the fact that he was a talentless person.
On weekdays, except for using alcohol to numb himself, he has been living in a hazy way. It was not until the news of Matou Zangyan's death came that Matou Tsuruno understood what it felt like to truly be alive. After Kiri Sakura followed a man and took the initiative to inherit the Matou family, he didn't even have the intention to resist, and just planned to leave directly.
Matou Shinji's pride was shattered, and he felt that everything around him betrayed him. The twisted obsession of wanting to become a magician since childhood turned into deep jealousy, completely overwhelming him.
"Matou Shinji, why was he hospitalized?"
After the conversation that day, Kotomine Kirei did change. Such a pleasant moment did not come in person, but chose to let Roland take care of it.
"Give up, you have no [talent]."
"I advise you not to trust this misunderstanding, otherwise it will only harm yourself."
"Really?" Roland pondered for a while, "Take me to see which room he is in. If everything goes well, maybe your son will wake up today."
However, even though he is so empty, there is still something he wants to achieve.
It's a pity that the last traces of the other party have been swallowed up by the Key of All Spirits. All Roland can do is to imitate Prime Minister Cao and make a promise, "I will raise her as your wife, so don't worry about it." I hope Tokiomi Tohsaka will go all the way. Let's go.
But the man who might have killed Matou Zouken stopped him, asked him to help continue managing Matou's industry, and gave him generous rewards.
"Uh..." Matou Heye hesitated instinctively, but still did not dare to lie to Roland and answered honestly.
The current deteriorating situation of the Matou family, the increasingly twisted heir, and the existence of Matou Zangyan cannot be said to have nothing to do with it, at least it is also the culprit.
"What's more, you are Sakura's sister and Aoi's daughter. This is what I should do."
"This is a gift your father gave him. I hope you can forgive him for his shortcomings."
"So after Ying adopted him, I kept hiding it from him, trying to make the child feel better. Until he discovered what Zang Yan had taught Ying, and when he ran to question him, he was ridiculed by the old man. I don't know what happened. , fell into a coma in bed that night, and Zang Yan could not find the reason. The doctor said that it was a sudden attack on the heart, so he had to be thrown into the hospital to rest."
There is no doubt that he is a genius. In sports, he can always surpass others. In studies, he can achieve the best results without even listening to the teacher's explanations. It is difficult for even adults to understand. He learned computers easily, and began to hack into websites through self-taught programming, becoming a hacker.
"The first part is done."
"Coma," Matou Tsuruo sighed, "That child was not originally meant to be an heir, but he was very smart and was also very interested in the classics of magic. Zouken also allowed his behavior to go unchecked.
This ignorant kindness is probably very funny in the eyes of the girl. She is obviously an abandoned waste, but she is trying to make trouble for the true heir of the Matou family.
It turns out that this is the reason for the problem with the heir mentioned by Matou Zangyan before. Roland stared at Matou Tsuruno.
As soon as he got free time, he got into the Matou family's library and eagerly studied everything in it. Whether it was techniques or theories, Matou Shinji absorbed the essence of knowledge like a sponge.
"Lord Roland!"
He is the nominal head of the Matou family, but this does not mean that he has no self-awareness.
Fortunately, the underground classics, her father's seal, and the spiritual place as the manager of Fuyuki City are all still there. Otherwise, I am afraid that the Tohsaka family will really be removed. As guardians, Kirei and Kotomine Rimasa want to help her, but Compared with the Tosaka family, they are not even a drop in the bucket.
If there really is a so-called god, he would be willing to sacrifice everything he has.
Out of practical considerations, Matou Tsuruno agreed. He was originally prepared to step into the devil's cave, but he was surprisingly relaxed. After all, as long as he behaves, the adult will not ask him to do anything. Superfluous things.
In his dream, he also repeated this twisted obsession, and then, he was chosen.
After he digested the Holy Lord, his authority increased again, and now the scope that the Key of All Souls can monitor is the entire Fuyuki City.
But the other person just commented with eyes as if he saw a joke.
For this reason, at a very young age, he began to study hard.
"I don't like that girl."
Matou Heye subconsciously took a few steps back and looked at Roland who walked out of the shadows. Unexpectedly, the other party just glanced at him and then turned his attention to the hospital behind him.
Hearing Tohsaka Rin's words, Matou Sakura said angrily: "Especially for a fool like my sister, she will definitely play with her."
"I know."
There are still fish that slipped through the net?
Matou Shinji is truly proud of his surname.
However, whether the being named Matou Shinji is the same person before is another matter.
Roland watched this scene quietly, and then suddenly thought about it and looked at the Key of All Spirits in his hand.
Matou Heye looked at his son, and his voice became heavier.
"Really? However, this child may not just have hope, but may even become hope itself. However, the premise is that he can find the redeemer who can rescue him from his talent."
Roland looked at Shinji Matou, who was lying on the hospital bed and fell into a deep sleep, and took back the bonded spirit that almost slipped through the net. His eyes kept flowing between his name and Shinji Matou.
——The Contracted Spirit [God's Iryuu·Super High School Level Hope] has been recovered.
(End of chapter)
